Direc­tory tex-archive/graphics/epix

ePiX -- README
Last Change: September 12, 2007
Please consult the following files as appropriate:
INSTALL -- Detailed installation instructions
NEWS -- Recent major changes (see ChangeLog for code changes)
README (this file) -- General overview and information
DESCRIPTION
ePiX (pronounced like "epic" with a soft "k", playing on "TeX"), a
collection of command line utilities for *nix, creates mathematically
accurate figures, plots, and movies using easy-to-learn syntax. The
output is expressly designed for use with LaTeX.
The user interface resembles that of LaTeX itself: You prepare a short
scene description in a text editor, then compile the input file into a
picture. LaTeX- and web-compatible output types include a LaTeX
picture-like environment written with PSTricks, tikz, or eepic macros;
vector images (eps, ps, and pdf); and bitmap images (png, mng, gif).
INSTALLATION
Please see the "INSTALL" file.
OVERVIEW
ePiX's command-line conversion utilities are
* epix: ePiX to eepic
* elaps: ePiX and eepic to eps or pdf
* laps: (La)TeX to PostScript
* flix: ePiX to png or mng
Each script prints a detailed help message when invoked with the
option "-h" (help)
DOCUMENTATION
ePiX documentation is installed in $(prefix)/share/doc/epix, by
default /usr/local/share/doc/epix.
The manual, a complete description of ePiX's features and use, is
installed as PostScript (for printing), hyperlinked PDF (for online
reading), GNU info (for reference within emacs), and as LaTeX sources.
DEVELOPER FILES
The header files are installed in $(pkgincludedir), by default
$(prefix)/include/epix.
INTERNET DOWNLOAD SITES
* http://math.holycross.edu/~ahwang/epix/ePiX.html
Links to currently available packages and documentation, general
information, sample images and animations, and summaries of the
latest developments.
* http://freshmeat.net/projects/epix
Announcements of recent releases, project stats, and links.
* http://www.ctan.org/tex-archive/graphics/epix/
Stable releases with synchronized documentation.
* http://savannah.nongnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/epix/1.2
The very latest source code by CVS.
As with all free (GPL) software, the source code can be obtained on a
floppy disk from the author by post ("snail mail"), in this case from:
Andrew D. Hwang <rot 13 nujnat at zngupf dot ubylpebff dot rqh>
Dept. of Mathematics and Computer Science
College of the Holy Cross
Worcester, MA, 01610-2395, USA
PYEPIX
Though ePiX can be compiled and run using CygWin, Windows users may be
more interested in Andrew Sterian's Pyepix package, an implementation
of ePiX-1.0.4 in Python. Pyepix is available from
http://claymore.engineer.gvsu.edu/~steriana/Python/index.html
and requires Python 2.2 or newer.
MAILING LIST
There are two mailing lists, for users and for development issues.
Please visit
http://savannah.nongnu.org/mail/?group=epix
to subscribe.
COPYLEFT and DISTRIBUTION
ePiX and its documentation are distributed under the terms of the GNU
GPL. This program and its documentation come with ABSOLUTELY NO
WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, INCLUDING ANY WARRANTY OF MERCHANTABILITY OR
FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. This is the same guarantee granted
by all common software, including expensive, proprietary software
whose quality you have no way to verify directly, and whose license
you tacitly accept merely by opening the package.
Feedback about this program (suggestions for features, etc.) is
welcome. If you find this program useful, please consider making a
contribution to the Free Software Foundation; see
http://www.fsf.org
--- Contact Information ---
Andrew D. ("Andy") Hwang <rot 13 nujnat at zngupf dot ubylpebff dot rqh>
Dept. of Mathematics and Computer Science
College of the Holy Cross
Worcester, MA, 01610-2395, USA

ePiX is a col­lec­tion of batch-ori­ented util­i­ties for Unix-like
sys­tems. It cre­ates math­e­mat­i­cally ac­cu­rate line fig­ures, plots,
and movies us­ing easy-to-learn syn­tax. LaTeX and dvips com­prise
the ty­po­graph­i­cal ren­der­ing en­gine, while ImageMag­ick is used to
cre­ate bitmapped im­ages and an­i­ma­tions. The user in­ter­face
re­sem­bles that of LaTeX it­self: you pre­pare a short scene
de­scrip­tion in a text ed­i­tor, then “com­pile” the
in­put file into a pic­ture. De­fault out­put for­mats are eepic (a
plain text en­hance­ment to the LaTeX pic­ture en­vi­ron­ment), eps,
pdf, png, and mng.